NEW DELHI: Asserting that the nation is looking for a change, the Congress on Tuesday stated the social gathering’s Lok Sabha election manifesto would deal with making certain justice to individuals based mostly on 5 “Nyay pillars” and claimed the BJP’s ‘ensures’ would meet the identical destiny because the ‘India Shining‘ slogan of 2004. The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the social gathering’s prime decision-making physique, mentioned the social gathering’s manifesto for Lok Sabha polls for over three hours and determined to achieve out to each family with its 5 “Nyay” ensures for the youth, ladies, staff, farmers and the marginalised sections.
Sources stated the manifesto additionally consists of the promise of implementing the outdated pension scheme (OPS) throughout the nation and a legislation to make sure the independence of constitutional establishments and cease “misuse” of businesses.
“These 5 ensures are going to be a game-changer on this election,” social gathering chief Okay C Venugopal stated.
“The CWC has ready a roadmap for taking the social gathering’s ensures to the grassroots, highlighting the problems regarding the youth, poor, ladies, staff and farmers,” he stated and derided BJP’s “ensures” as “jumlas” (rhetoric) and a “bunch of lies”.
In his tackle on the assembly, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge asserted no matter has been promised within the manifesto, will likely be strictly applied.
Earlier than making guarantees within the manifesto, an in-depth deliberation has been made to make sure that these guarantees are implementable, he stated.
Addressing a press convention after the assembly, Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh stated the CWC has authorised Kharge to present ultimate approval to the social gathering’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls and resolve a date for its launch.
Venugopal stated the Congress social gathering is totally ready for Lok Sabha polls and can launch a large marketing campaign “to take its ensures to each family throughout the nation within the subsequent few days”.
He stated the CWC additionally unanimously appreciated Rahul Gandhi for enterprise the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra throughout which he raised key points regarding the individuals.
Ramesh stated the Congress will launch not only a ‘ghoshna patra’ (manifesto) however a ‘nyay patra’ making certain justice for all sections so that folks see a vivid future within the nation.
Earlier addressing the CWC assembly, Kharge urged all social gathering leaders and staff to take each concern raised within the social gathering manifesto to each village and city and each family throughout the nation.
“The nation is fervently demanding a change. The ensures at present being touted by the current authorities would have the identical destiny as that of the ‘India Shining’ slogan of 2004,” he stated in his tackle.
The BJP-led NDA authorities of Atal Bihari Vajpayee had given the ‘India Shining’ slogan through the 2004 Lok Sabha election and had suffered a defeat.
“It’s due to this actual fact that, proper from 1926, the Congress social gathering’s manifesto has been considered a ‘doc of belief and dedication’,” he stated.
He stated all Congress leaders have a duty to make sure that the manifesto will get the widest publicity in several states.
Kharge additionally lauded the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, saying via it the Congress was ready to attract the nation’s consideration to the actual concern of individuals.
“These weren’t simply political yatras however will likely be famous for the most important mass contact motion in our political historical past. One cannot undermine the truth that no one in our occasions has undertaken such a large train.
“Each these yatras managed to take the difficulty of the individuals to nationwide centre stage,” he stated referring to the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the simply concluded Nyay Yatra.
Kharge and former social gathering chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi attended the assembly. Different senior leaders, together with Ambika Soni, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, P Chidambaram, Digvijaya Singh, Ajay Maken and Kumari Selja, have been additionally current on the essential assembly, the place Chidambaram learn out the important thing components of the draft social gathering manifesto.
Chidambaram chairs the manifesto committee of the social gathering, which has already offered a duplicate of the draft doc to the CWC for its nod.
The social gathering is combating the elections on the difficulty of ‘5 nyay’ (justices) — ‘Bhagidari Nyay’, ‘Kisan Nyay’, ‘Nari Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Yuva Nyay’ — giving 25 ensures, 5 below every class, which have been introduced by the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi
Requested about Modi’s ensures, Venugopal stated, “It was the Congress which began giving ensures, first in Karnataka, and now he (PM) is following us”.
“In a democracy, it’s the people who find themselves masters and they will resolve whom to help. Modi’s ensures are all jumlas and lies and nothing else,” he stated, citing “guarantees like Rs 15 lakh, bringing again black cash from overseas and a couple of crore jobs yearly”.
Ramesh stated the Congress ensures will not be “one individual’s ensures however that of the Congress social gathering”.
Sources stated the manifesto additionally consists of the promise of implementing the outdated pension scheme (OPS) throughout the nation and a legislation to make sure the independence of constitutional establishments and cease “misuse” of businesses.
“These 5 ensures are going to be a game-changer on this election,” social gathering chief Okay C Venugopal stated.
“The CWC has ready a roadmap for taking the social gathering’s ensures to the grassroots, highlighting the problems regarding the youth, poor, ladies, staff and farmers,” he stated and derided BJP’s “ensures” as “jumlas” (rhetoric) and a “bunch of lies”.
In his tackle on the assembly, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge asserted no matter has been promised within the manifesto, will likely be strictly applied.
Earlier than making guarantees within the manifesto, an in-depth deliberation has been made to make sure that these guarantees are implementable, he stated.
Addressing a press convention after the assembly, Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh stated the CWC has authorised Kharge to present ultimate approval to the social gathering’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls and resolve a date for its launch.
Venugopal stated the Congress social gathering is totally ready for Lok Sabha polls and can launch a large marketing campaign “to take its ensures to each family throughout the nation within the subsequent few days”.
He stated the CWC additionally unanimously appreciated Rahul Gandhi for enterprise the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra throughout which he raised key points regarding the individuals.
Ramesh stated the Congress will launch not only a ‘ghoshna patra’ (manifesto) however a ‘nyay patra’ making certain justice for all sections so that folks see a vivid future within the nation.
Earlier addressing the CWC assembly, Kharge urged all social gathering leaders and staff to take each concern raised within the social gathering manifesto to each village and city and each family throughout the nation.
“The nation is fervently demanding a change. The ensures at present being touted by the current authorities would have the identical destiny as that of the ‘India Shining’ slogan of 2004,” he stated in his tackle.
The BJP-led NDA authorities of Atal Bihari Vajpayee had given the ‘India Shining’ slogan through the 2004 Lok Sabha election and had suffered a defeat.
“It’s due to this actual fact that, proper from 1926, the Congress social gathering’s manifesto has been considered a ‘doc of belief and dedication’,” he stated.
He stated all Congress leaders have a duty to make sure that the manifesto will get the widest publicity in several states.
Kharge additionally lauded the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, saying via it the Congress was ready to attract the nation’s consideration to the actual concern of individuals.
“These weren’t simply political yatras however will likely be famous for the most important mass contact motion in our political historical past. One cannot undermine the truth that no one in our occasions has undertaken such a large train.
“Each these yatras managed to take the difficulty of the individuals to nationwide centre stage,” he stated referring to the Bharat Jodo Yatra and the simply concluded Nyay Yatra.
Kharge and former social gathering chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi attended the assembly. Different senior leaders, together with Ambika Soni, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, P Chidambaram, Digvijaya Singh, Ajay Maken and Kumari Selja, have been additionally current on the essential assembly, the place Chidambaram learn out the important thing components of the draft social gathering manifesto.
Chidambaram chairs the manifesto committee of the social gathering, which has already offered a duplicate of the draft doc to the CWC for its nod.
The social gathering is combating the elections on the difficulty of ‘5 nyay’ (justices) — ‘Bhagidari Nyay’, ‘Kisan Nyay’, ‘Nari Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Yuva Nyay’ — giving 25 ensures, 5 below every class, which have been introduced by the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi
Requested about Modi’s ensures, Venugopal stated, “It was the Congress which began giving ensures, first in Karnataka, and now he (PM) is following us”.
“In a democracy, it’s the people who find themselves masters and they will resolve whom to help. Modi’s ensures are all jumlas and lies and nothing else,” he stated, citing “guarantees like Rs 15 lakh, bringing again black cash from overseas and a couple of crore jobs yearly”.
Ramesh stated the Congress ensures will not be “one individual’s ensures however that of the Congress social gathering”.
